THE BILLIONAIRE SHE NEVER WANTED
The Billionaire She Never Wanted – Chapter 19&20
(•••His•••Unwilling•••Wife•••)
By; Ruby
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“I’m just joking,” Caden laughed and Emily frowned.
“That was not a funny joke Caden” she retorted.
“I wasn’t joking when I said I wanted you Emily” Caden said and pressed her lips together.
“I don’t like whatever game you’re playing,” Emily replied. “You didn’t even answer my question,” she added.
Caden sighed. “Beatrice isn’t my real mother, my real mother, Caroline died years ago” he started and Emily blinked in surprise.
She didn’t know that piece of information.
There was no news about Anthony’s wife dying and him remarrying.
“He made sure everything was kept under wraps, my mother was from a wealthy household while my dad wasn’t, she fell in love with him and they got married, 10years later she died” Caden informed.
Emily’s mouth fell open. “Really? I didn’t know that,” she replied.
“No one knows, everyone who does is dead, he cheated on her and beat her almost everyday till she died, a year later he married Beatrice” Caden continued. “I felt sorry for Beatrice, she married a monster,” Caden added.
“I knew your father wasn’t treating her well but I didn’t know he was an abuser” Emily bit her lips.
“Was? He still is” Caden replied coldly. “And he wants to replace me as the COO” Caden concluded.
“What?” Emily asked in surprise. “Can he do that?” Emily asked again.
“Yes he can, he is the CEO” Caden answered.
“What would you do then?” Emily asked.
“I don’t know,” Caden replied truthfully.
Emily’s eyes were filled with unspoken pity for Caden, she didn’t know what to tell him or how to make him feel better.
She moved closer to him and pulled him into a hug.
Caden’s eyes widened in shock, surely, he didn’t expect her to hug him. “Don’t worry, everything will work out fine” she tapped his back.
Caden hugged her back, pressing her body into his, Emily wanted to pull away but Caden didn’t let her. “Let’s stay like this for a while, please” he said, almost in a whisper and Emily nodded softly.
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{MADISON’S APARTMENT}
Madison tried to nurse the bruise on her cheek but the one on her elbow isn’t letting her.
She kept on wincing as she tried to clean the bruise, a first aid kit in front of her.
It’s been a really long time Ambrose hurt her, she had always been able to keep him at bay with money.
But she doesn’t have any more money to give to him.
She looked at the space her television used to be and she sighed, he took it since she won’t give him any money after he was done brûising her.
Madison heard a knock on her door and she flinched.
It better not be Ambrose.
Is he back because the money he got from the TV wasn’t enough?
Madison bit her lips hard, she tried her best not to panic or flinch at any little thing but Ambrose had to resurface all her fears.
The knock came again and she really couldn’t help but flinch, again.
She finally stood up from the couch and walked towards the door, not without wincing a few times because of the pain from her wounds.
She opened the door and was surprised to see Nathan standing in front of her.
Did he find out she brought Ava back with her? But Ava promised not to let Nathan know.
“Nathan?” She called in surprised.
Nathan had a huge frown on his face as he stared at Madison.
His eyes ran through her body, the bruises that coated her arms and face.
Madison soon realized he was staring at her wounds and she smiled awkwardly. “I fell,” she lied.
“Unless you fell a million times in one day I’m not believing that lie, he hits you?” Nathan said as he walked past Madison and went into her apartment.
“I didn’t say you can come in” Madison fired as she turned towards him.
“Answer my question Madison,” Nathan said instead, completely ignoring her remark.
“I told you, I fell,” she replied adamantly.
Nathan’s face morphed into an angry frown. “Don’t give me that shît” Nathan growled.
Madison bit her lips hard. “So what if he hits me? What’s that got to do with you? Why are you here?” Madison said all in one breath.
“You’re supposed to be my girlfriend, what kind of a boyfriend would stay idle while his girlfriend gets beat up by her own brother?” Nathan replied.
“We are not really in a relationship and I won’t leave the house for a few days till this isn’t visible” Madison pointed to the bruise beneath her eyes.
“Just say the words and I would handle Ambrose, needed to get your permission first because he is your brother after all” Nathan replied calmly and Madison frowned.
“What do you want to do to him?” She asked, confused.
“It doesn’t matter, you won’t have to worry about him anymore, that I can assure you, I know he mûrdered your mother,” Nathan replied.
Madison blinked rapidly, how did he know that?
“Don’t do anything to him, you don’t have to do anything, just leave him alone, leave me alone” Madison said.
She opened the door and turned to Nathan. “Leave” she said with a straight face.
“We would have this conversation later then” Nathan replied. “You should see a doctor, first aid won’t do much for the kind of bruises you have” he advised before walking out.
Madison shut the door hard.
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{NEXT DAY~GEORGE’S HOUSE~9PM}
George was looking through the files his father’s secretary sent to him.
Since the old man is bed ridden, he had to handle the company for his father.
He was still looking through the files when his phone rang.
It was the hospital his father was getting treated in.
“Is something wrong?” George asked as he answered the phone.
“No, we just called to inform you that your father’s new doctor just arrived, would you want to meet her?” The lady at the other end replied.
George massaged his temples, he was scared for a moment, scared that something had happened to his father. “Not really, as long as she gets the job done” George replied.
“Alright sir, have a nice day” the lady said and hung up.
George didn’t even get the chance to drop his phone when a call from Caden came in.
“Yes… I saw the company email, James of all people huh?” George said immediately.
“Exactly… James of all people, there’s something fishy, we need to be cautious, are you at the office yet?” Caden replied.
“Nope, I’m about to leave,” George replied.
“Me too,” Caden said and hung up.
George dropped his phone and arranged the files properly on his desk before picking up his jacket and he left the house.
_
{HALTER’S MEDIA}
Emily sat on her desk while she stared at Madison’s desk station.
“Why isn’t she here yet?” Emily muttered.
After managing to get away from Caden last night, she hurried to her room and called Madison who didn’t pick up.
She called several times but no answer, so she concluded that Madison had slept already, after all she was on a plane throughout the night.
But now Emily’s worry skyrocketed, Madison couldn’t wait to come back to work so why isn’t she at work yet.
She picked up her phone and called Madison and she answered on the second ring.
“I was totally about to call you, just saw your call a few seconds ago” Madison said.
“Why do I feel like you’re lying?” Emily replied.
“I’m serious, I was going to call you, I was asleep when you called last night Ems” Madison said.
“I thought so too, why aren’t you at work yet?” Emily asked.
“I can’t make it to work today, I am feeling under the weather” Madison lied.
“You don’t sound like someone that’s feeling under the weather Madison” Emily retorted.
“I’m having cramps okay, I would resume next week if Liam hasn’t fired me yet” Madison informed.
“He won’t fire his best employee, you don’t have to worry about that, hope you get better soon” Emily said.
“Thanks Ems” Madison replied and Emily hung up.
“There’s definitely something wrong with her,” Emily sighed.
She decided she would go see Madison after work today.
Emily was going to focus on the computer in front of her when her phone pinged.
A message came from the guy that destroyed her headlights.
He had saved his name as “James” when he took her phone yesterday.
James: Have you fixed the lights yet?
Emily: planning on doing it today.
James: Don’t forget to tell me the cost.
Emily: I won’t.
“He is nice,” she muttered and dropped her phone.
_
{5PM}
After a long day at work, Emily packed her things and left the company, not after saying goodbye to some of her colleagues who she knows are just pretending to like her.
When Emily got to her car, her eyes landed on the broken headlights.
“I should fix this first before going to Madison’s place,” she muttered.
Emily didn’t get the chance to enter her car when another car sped up towards her, almost hitting her but… it stopped in front of her.
Emily was scared to the bone.
That’s f+king dangerous!
She was so ready to yell at the driver as she walked towards the car.
The driver came down from the car and it was Lia.
Emily didn’t know her name, she didn’t see the need to know the name of any of Caden’s “friends”.
“Are you scared?” Lia smirked and Emily rolled her eyes.
“Are you serious right now” Emily replied
“did you see what happened right now?” Lia started. “I can kill you whenever I want” she added.
Emily frowned hard.
Is this bi+çh threatening her?
“Is this a threat? Gosh… I have better things to do than this” Emily rolled her eyes and walked towards her car, she made to open her car door when Lia grabbed her wrist.
“I’m not joking Emily, if you don’t stay away from Caden you would have to face my wrath, he is mine!” Lia warned.
“Are you delusional to this extent? How do you expect me to stay away from MY HUSBAND?” Emily scoffed.
“I don’t give a shît, divorce him if you must,” Lia replied.
“No and you won’t do shît about it, miss whatever your name is” Emily pulled her wrist from Lia’s grip and got into her car.
She drove away fast leaving an angry Lia gritting her teeth.
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{MADISON’S APARTMENT}
Emily’s car stopped in front of Madison’s apartment and she came down from it.
She didn’t go to a repair shop to fix her head light like she had planned, she decided to change her mind and do it the next day.
Luckily for her, she didn’t get pulled over by the police for a broken headlight.
Emily walked into the building and made her way to Madison’s door.
After knocking on the door, she stood for a few seconds before it flew open and Madison came into view.
Emily smiled but immediately she saw the bruise on Madison’s face, her expression turned into shock, horror and confusion.
Her eyes widened, her mouth open as her jaw dropped.
“What the hell happened?” Emily asked, her hands flying to Madison’s face.
“I fell,” Madison smiled awkwardly, hoping Emily would believe the lie.
“This doesn’t look like you fell Madison” Emily frowned at her.
“I’m serious, I fell and hit my face” Madison continued and tried to remove Emily’s hands from her face.
Emily gripped her hand in worry and Madison winced making Emily’s frown deepen.
She pulled the sleeves of Madison sweater upwards and she saw the bruises on her arm.
“Don’t you dare say you fell this time, what the hell?” Emily screamed in confusion.
“It’s nothing serious, I didn’t know you were coming” Madison tried to change the topic.
“Girl, you’re not getting out of this one, what happened? Is it that brother of yours? Is this why you didn’t come to work today? I knew he was bad news!” Emily said rapidly and Madison remained quiet.
“His face felt off to me” Emily spat.
She dragged Madison to the couch and sat her down. “Madison, talk to me, what’s going on?” Emily said worriedly because Madison wasn’t saying anything.
She was just quiet but her face didn’t stay expressionless for long.
Tears ran down her cheek, her shoulders shook slightly and her lips trembled.
Emily sighed and pulled her into a hug, carefully. Not to hurt her or graze her bruises.
She didn’t say anything as she hugged a sobbing Madison.
“You’ll be fine” she muttered almost in a whisper.
_
{NATHAN’S HOUSE}
Nathan stopped in front of his house and came down from it.
Ava who was sitting in the passenger seat also came down from the car, she had a guilty expression on while Nathan looked extremely mad.
He walked into the house and Ava followed behind him.
Her brother had walked into her hotel room this morning and gave her the surprise of her life, she didn’t expect him to find out so soon.
She was hoping to tell him herself.
“Nathan” she called slowly.
“Why didn’t you stay in Australia like always, like you should have?” He asked as he finally turned to look at her.
“I was transferred here, I was going to tell you I promise” she hurriedly spoke.
“Why didn’t you reject the transfer, you could have done that” Nathan replied.
Ava bit her lips, she wasn’t about to tell her brother the reason she accepted to be transferred here.
Knowing him, he would send her à+s back to Australia in a heartbeat. “I don’t wanna stay in Australia anymore” Ava replied hoping it was a good enough excuse.
“Ava, New York is crazy, the paparazzi here are crazy, I’m worried about you, don’t you understand?” Nathan said.
“I know, I promise I will stay away from the paparazzi, I’m a doctor, I won’t be in any tabloids at all” Ava tried to convince him.
“If anything happens you’re going back to Australia” Nathan replied sternly and Ava nodded.
“So I can stay?” She asked with an unsure smile.
“Yes you can” Nathan sighed and Ava literally leaped for joy.
“Thank you thank you, you’re the best brother ever” she laughed.
“Ohh how’s Madison?” Ava asked.
“Why are you asking about her?” Nathan asked instead.
Ava shrugged. “She wasn’t like the Madison I knew when we were on the plane here, so I was wondering if something happened, did you say something to her?” Ava asked with etched eyebrows.
“She knew you were coming here?” Nathan asked and Ava took in her lips.
Shît.
“Yeah…..” Ava chuckled awkwardly. “Don’t reprimand her, I begged her not to tell you” Ava pleaded.
Nathan sighed and rubbed his temples. “What makes you think I did something to her?” He asked.
“Because you’re my brother and I know you, I love Madison, she’s fun and sweet and she’s exactly the person you need in your boring life right now, you should treat her well” Ava answered.
“Things with Madison are not like that Ava” Nathan clarified.
“Then make it like that, don’t let her slip through you, she’s amazing, you won’t even know love unless it threw a rock at you Nathan” Ava scoffed.
“It seems someone wants to be thrown back to Australia” Nathan threatened.
Ava took in her lips again. “Sorry, I miss spoke” she chuckled awkwardly. “I’m serious about Madison though,” Ava added before walking away.
Nathan sighed, he hasn’t decided what to do with Ambrose yet.
A brother who hits his sister because of money is a jackàss that needs to be erased from this earth.
_
{CLUB~8PM}
The place was as busy as every damn night, loud music, smoke, drunk people dancing in the crowd and strangers who just met that day making out in plain sight.
In the barely lit club, the VIP section upstairs sat George and Caden.
“Why are we in a club George?” Caden asked with a raised eyebrow.
“What do people do in clubs, get drunk, you need this before you meet James tomorrow” George replied.
“Why?” Caden’ asked.
“So you won’t beat the shît out of him before the meeting starts” George answered.
“I won’t” Caden retorted in a frown
“We both know you would caden” George fired.
“Anthony knew exactly what he did, adding James to the participants list, he wants to replace me with the one person I can’t stand” Caden gritted his teeth.
“This is exactly why you need to drink before meeting him,” George replied, handing him a glass of beer.
Caden collected it from him roughly and gulped down the content.
_
{CADEN’S HOUSE}
Emily didn’t plan on coming back home tonight, immediately Madison started crying. She made up her mind to stay with her for the night but Madison pushed her away.
She didn’t even get her to tell her everything that happened, she didn’t want to pressure Madison.
Madison can be so persuasive, she assured her she was fine and told Emily to go home.
Emily made a mental note to go to Madison’s place tomorrow morning before going to work.
She couldn’t believe Madison had an àss for an older brother.
“What’s wrong with men these days?” she muttered to herself.
The thought alone made her want to reap out Ambrose’s teeths.
Emily changed into something comfortable and walked down the stairs to prepare something for Caden to eat when he got back.
She doesn’t have the appetite to eat anything.
Her phone rang and it was James calling, that’s when she remembered she hadn’t done the headlights.
She picked up the phone but since she was cooking, she put it on speaker and placed it on the counter.
“Hi, did you fix the headlights?” James’ soothing voice came through the phone.
“Not yet, I will do it tomorrow,” Emily replied.
“That’s what you said yesterday” he chuckled lightly.
“I know, I know, I have just been busy” Emily said.
“Why don’t you come meet me tomorrow, I would take you to the best repair shop in New York, they will have it done for you in minutes” James replied.
“You know the best repair shop in New York?” Emily asked.
“Yeah… Believe it or not I get into accident a lot” James chuckled.
“Why?” Emily asked and there was a small pause at the other end.
“My eyes, I always forget to wear my glasses,” he replied shyly.
Emily chuckled. “Seriously, that’s crazy,” Emily replied.
“I know,” he said with a smile. “You have a beautiful laugh,” James added and Emily blinked.
She didn’t like where this was going. “Thanks,” Emily said curtly.
“Anytime” James replied.
“Incase you don’t know, I’m married” Emily tried to clear the air.
“I know, I saw the news, but I didn’t picture you as the type who would marry someone like Caden Kingston” James shrugged.
“Well… True, if it were up to me, I wouldn’t have” Emily replied truthfully.
“I thought so too, you’re too good for him” James said coolly.
“Oh really?” Emily heard a familiar voice and she turned to meet a half drunk Caden standing behind her.
The look on his face was anything but pleasant.
If she thought the look he gave her was terrible then the one that came after he saw the caller ID was horrific.
Well… Damn.
TBC…..
